I was looking through my summer pictures that I had either downloaded or taken, and found this picture. This beautifully created photograph reminded me of the fact that God has the universe in his hand, much like this young girl is holding this sandstone in her hand. It makes my own problems and worries seem so insignificant. Like they can't possibly be important enough to contingencies our Father. And yet, he asks us to - encourages us even. Our Heavenly Father wants to have a relationship with his children. He doesn't want to be the father that is absent from his children's lives, he's the father who wants the best for his children. He loves us and wants what's best for us. Consequently, this means God does what is best for his kingdom - him receiving the glory. Everything that the LORD does is to put his glory on display for the world. And, as his children, we are ambassadors for Christ. We are examples to show the world who Jesus is. This is something I've been struggling with. Not necessarily the part about bringing God glory, but how to bring him glory. Because, sometimes God asks us to do something, to serve him some way that we are afraid to serve him. Yet, we forget that our whole purpose is to bring God glory. It is to love and serve him, to be the sand and let him mold us in his hand until we are useable. John Piper said, "God is most glorified in us when we are moat satisfied him." I believe this white my whole heart. We can try to fill that "God-sized vacuum" in our heart with everything we can think of, but we will never be satisfied until we choose to follow Christ. Until we decide to sacrifice our lives - lives that aren't eve ours; they are the Lord's. And, when that happens - when we relenquish everything in us: our hopes, dreams, friends, family, our stuff - you will be amazed at what God can do.
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